Kelsey What's Stopping You Being More Confident?

Why Smart People Can Lack Confidence and What You Can Do About It
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-85708-318-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten, E-Book

A prescriptive, commonsense approach to self-confidence andsuccess
With his bestselling book, What's Stopping You, RobertKelsey helped thousands of people conquer their fear of failure andunlock their full potential in life. Now Robert is applyinghis unique approach to the subject of confidence. According toRobert, it's not something that can simply be injected intous through motivational exercises and positive thinking. What'sStopping You...Being More Confident? highlights the keyreasons why you might be lacking confidence in the firstplace, what causes self-doubt or makes you feel less able thanothers. Then we are shown how to turn this around, byexamining the traits that make someone confident.
* Follow-up to the ground-breaking bestseller, What'sStopping You?, with the same intelligent approach toself-help
* A road map to help us break down the barriers that make us shyaway from achieving our full potential
* How to recognize what you're good at, but also whatyou're not good at
* Includes tactics for maintaining self-assurance and learninghow to apply these in real-life practical situations
* Based on extensive research and personal experience
"Everyone has moments of doubt - this practical and persoanlbook can help remove those demons and boost morale. Irecommend it strongly"
Luke Johnson, RSA Chairman, Financial Times columnist andauthor of Start It Up!
"This combination of searing honesty and genuine curiosity abouthow our lives are shaped makes for compelling reading"
Fi Glover, multi-award winning braodcast journalist and BBCradio presenter
"An invaluable resource for anyone lacking confidence"
John Caunt, author of Boost Your Self-Esteem

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kelsey, Robert

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1
Part One - Explaining Poor Confidence 7
1 Scripts 9
2 Mindset 22
3 Reactions 34
4 The Journey 45
Part Two - The Alchemy of Confidence 57
5 Optimism and Resilience 59
6 Self-Efficacy and Talent 69
7 Courage and Extraversion 78
8 Trust and Judgement 87
Part Three - Achievement 97
9 Identity 99
10 Goals 110
11 The Plan 120
Part Four - Situations 133
12 Shyness 135
13 Developing Confidence at Work 147
14 Working with Others 157
15 Dating 170
Part Five - Barriers 179
16 Prejudice 181
17 Procrastination 188
18 Depression 194
19 Stress and Anxiety 202
20 Hubris 210
The Route to Confidence - in Seven Stages 221
What the Psychologists Say 224
Bibliography 233
About Robert Kelsey 237
Index 239